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AN ORDINANCE related to levy-related funds; amending Ordinance 14793, Section 2, and K.C.C. 4.08.082 and Ordinance 12076, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.08.015 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4.08.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 14793, Section 2, and K.C.C. 4.08.082 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. There is hereby created the parks and recreation fund, classified as a special revenue fund, for the purpose of accounting for the following:
1. The proceeds of the property tax levy approved by the voters of King County on May 20, 2003, under Ordinance 14586, in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW and other revenue for the park and recreation purposes outlined in subsection A.1.a. and b. of this section. ((This)) The four-year levy commencing in 2004 has been approved by the voters for paying costs associated with the following eligible purposes of:
((1.)) a. The continued and increased operation and maintenance of King County's regional and rural parks; and
((2.)) b. Up to three hundred thousand dollars of annual funding for recreation grant programs, as prescribed in Ordinance 14586((, which submitted the levy to the voters.));
2. The proceeds of the property tax levy approved by the voters of King County on August 21, 2007, under Ordinance 15759, in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW and other revenue for the park and recreation purposes outlined in subsection A.2. a., b. and c. of this section. In accordance with Ordinance 15759, Section 4, the levy proceeds shall be deposited in a levy subfund of the parks and recreation fund, or its successor. The six-year levy commencing in 2008 was approved by the voters for paying costs associated with the following eligible purposes:
a. The continued and increased operations and maintenance of King County's regional and rural parks;
b. Program improvements to provide increased accessibility for the disabled; and
c. To provide up to three hundred thousand dollars annually for recreation grant programs;
3. The proceeds of the property tax levy approved by the voters of King County on August 21, 2007, under Ordinance 15760, in excess of the levy limitation contained in chapter 84.55 RCW. Of the proceeds designated for distribution to King County cities and the zoo, a reasonable portion shall be retained by the county to be used for expenditures related to administration of the distribution of levy proceeds. In accordance with Ordinance 15760, Section 4, the proceeds of the six year property tax levy shall be deposited in a dedicated subfund of the parks and recreation fund, or its successor. The six-year levy commencing in 2008 has been approved by the voters for paying costs associated with the following eligible purposes as follows.
a. sixty percent for King County's acquisition of open space and natural lands critical to the preservation of regional watersheds and streams, for acquisition and development of rights of way for regional trails, with primary consideration given to those projects that address health disparities/health inequities as recognized in the Health of King County 2006 report and are consistent with the Regional Trails Plan including acquisition of missing critical links and/or maximization of regional trail use, and for repayment of costs, including principal and interest, associated with interim financing following approval of the levy, and to provide up to five hundred thousand dollars annually for capital funding of recreation grant programs. The moneys to be used for the purposes of this subsection A.1.a. shall be deposited in the parks capital fund created under section 2 of this section;
b. twenty percent for distribution to cities in King County of which fifty percent shall be distributed based on city population, and of which fifty percent shall be distributed based on the assessed value of parcels within a city for city projects; and
c. twenty percent for Woodland Park Zoo projects; and
4. Any annual transfer from the current expense fund and other revenue to support the costs of operating local parks in the Urban Growth Area.
B. ((In accordance with Ordinance 14586, Section 4, the proceeds of the four-year parks property tax levy shall be deposited in the parks and recreation fund. The expenditures required to maintain the county's parks and recreation facilities shall be budgeted and accounted for in the parks and recreation fund commencing with the 2004 budget.
C. In addition to the levy proceeds, other revenues required to support these expenditures shall be deposited in the parks and recreation fund, including parks system-generated revenues as well as any annual transfer from the current expense fund to support the costs of operating local parks in the Urban Growth Area.)) The fund shall be managed in such a way as to distinguish levy revenues, business revenues and current expense revenues, as well as regional and rural operating expenditures, community grant program expenditures and Urban Growth Area expenditures.
((D.)) C. The department of natural resources and parks shall be the fund manager for the parks and recreation fund.
((E.)) D. For investment purposes, the parks and recreation fund shall be considered a first tier fund.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 2. There is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 4.08 a new section to read as follows:
A. There is hereby created the parks capital fund, classified as a capital fund, for the purpose of budgeting the King County portion of the proceeds of the property tax levy deposited in the fund in accordance with K.C.C. 4.08.082.A.3.a., for the purposes described in subsection B. of this section and other moneys for capital parks and recreation purposes.
B. 1. The levy moneys in the fund shall be used for any of the following eligible purposes: King County's acquisition of open space and natural lands critical to the preservation of regional watersheds and streams, for acquisition and development of rights of way for regional trails, with primary consideration given to those projects that address health disparities and health inequities as recognized in the Health of King County 2006 report and are consistent with the Regional Trails Plan including acquisition of missing critical links and/or maximization of regional trail use, and for repayment of costs, including principal and interest, associated with interim financing following approval of the levy, and to provide up to five hundred thousand dollars annually for capital funding of recreation grant programs.
2. Any other moneys deposited in the fund shall be used for capital parks and recreation purposes.
C. The moneys in the fund from the levy approved under Ordinance 15760 shall be used solely for the designated purposes and shall not supplant existing funds used for those purposes.
D. The fund shall be managed in such a way as to distinguish levy revenues from any other revenues in the fund.
E. The department of natural resources and parks shall be the fund manager for the fund.
F. For investment purposes, the parks capital expansion fund shall be considered a first tier fund.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 12076, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.08.015 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. First tier funds and fund managers are as follows:
Fund No. |
Fund Title |
Fund Manager |
103 |
County Road |
Dept. of Transportation |
104 |
Solid Waste Landfill Post Closure Maintenance |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
109 |
Recorder's O & M |
Dept. of Executive Services |
111 |
Enhanced-911 Emergency Tel System |
Dept. of Executive Services |
112 |
Mental Health |
Dept. of Community and Human Services |
114-1 |
Veterans Services Levy |
Dept. of Community and Human Services |
114-2 |
Health and Human Services Levy |
Dept. of Community and Human Services |
115 |
Road Improvement Guaranty |
Dept. of Transportation |
117 |
Arts and Cultural Development |
Dept. of Executive Services |
119 |
Emergency Medical Services |
Dept. of Public Health |
121 |
Surface Water Management |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
122 |
Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
Dept. of Public Safety |
128 |
Local Hazardous Waste |
Dept. of Public Health |
129 |
Youth Sports Facilities Grant |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
131 |
Noxious weed control fund |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
134 |
Development and Environmental Services |
Dept. of Development and Environmental Services |
137 |
Clark Contract Administration |
Office of Management and Budget |
138 |
Parks Trust and Contribution |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
139 |
Risk Abatement |
Office of Management and Budget |
145 |
Parks and Recreation |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
164 |
Two-Tenths Sales Tax Revenue Receiving |
Dept. of Transportation |
165 |
Public Transit Self Insurance |
Dept. of Transportation |
215 |
Grants tier 1 fund |
Dept. of Executive Services |
216 |
Cultural Resource Mitigation Fund |
Office of Business Relations & Economic Development |
309 |
Neighborhood Parks and Open Space |
Dept. of Executive Services |
312 |
HMC Long Range CIP |
Dept. of Executive Services |
315 |
Conservation Futures |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
316 |
Parks, Rec. and Open Space |
Dept. of Executive Services |
318 |
Surface and Storm Water Mgmt Const |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
320 |
Public Art Fund |
Dept. of Executive Services |
322 |
Housing Opportunity Acquisition |
Dept. of Community and Human Services |
326 |
1990 Series B Youth Detention Facility |
Dept. of Executive Services |
327 |
Equipment and Building Acquisition |
Dept. of Executive Services |
329 |
SWM CIP Construction 1992-1997 |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
331 |
Long-Term Leases |
Dept. of Executive Services |
334 |
Capital Acqn and County Fac Renovation |
Office of Management and Budget |
335 |
Youth Services Facilities Construction |
Dept. of Executive Services |
338 |
Airport Construction |
Dept. of Transportation |
339 |
Working Forest 1995 B |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
340 |
Park Lands Acquisition 1993 |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
340-3 |
Urban Reforestation and Habitat Restoration |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
341 |
Arts and Historic Preservation Capital |
Dept. of Executive Services |
342 |
Major Maintenance Reserve |
Dept. of Executive Services |
343 |
Core GIS Capital Project |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
346 |
Regional Justice Center Construction |
Dept. of Executive Services |
347 |
Emergency Communications System |
Dept. of Executive Services |
349 |
Parks Facilities Rehabilitation |
Dept. of Executive Services |
350 |
Open Space Acquisition |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
364-3 |
Transit Cross-Border Lease Financing Fund |
Dept. of Executive Services |
369 |
Transfer of Development Credits Program (TDC) Fund |
Dept. of Natural Resources Parks |
377-1 |
OIRM Capital Fund |
Office of Information Resource Management |
378 |
Information and Telecommunications Capital Improvement Fund |
Dept. of Executive Services |
381 |
Solid Waste Cap Equip Recovery |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
383 |
Solid Waste Environmental Reserve |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
384 |
Farmland and Open Space Acquisition |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
385 |
Renton Maintenance Fac. Const |
Dept. of Transportation |
386 |
County Road Construction |
Dept. of Transportation |
387 |
HMC Construction |
Dept. of Executive Services |
390 |
Solid Waste Construction |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
391 |
Landfill Reserve |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
394 |
Kingdome CIP |
Dept. of Executive Services |
395 |
Building Capital Improvement |
Dept. of Executive Services |
396 |
HMC Building Repair and Replacement |
Dept. of Executive Services |
404 |
Solid Waste Operating |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
429 |
Airport Operating |
Dept. of Transportation |
448 |
Stadium Management |
Dept. of Executive Services |
453-1 |
Institutional Network Operating Fund |
Dept. of Executive Services |
461 |
Water Quality |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
464 |
Public Transportation |
Dept. of Transportation |
542 |
Safety and Workers' Compensation |
Dept. of Executive Services |
544 |
Wastewater Equipment Rental and Revolving Fund |
Dept. of Transportation |
546 |
Department of Executive Service Equipment Replacement |
Dept. of Executive Services |
547 |
Office of Information Resource Management Operating Fund |
Dept. of Executive Services |
550 |
Employee Benefits Program |
Dept. of Executive Services |
551 |
Facilities Management |
Dept. of Executive Services |
552 |
Insurance |
Dept. of Executive Services |
557 |
Public Works Equipment Rental |
Dept. of Transportation |
558 |
Motor Pool Equipment Rental |
Dept. of Transportation |
560 |
Printing/Graphic Arts Services |
Dept. of Executive Services |
603 |
Cultural Resources Endowment |
Dept. of Executive Services |
622 |
Judicial Administration Trust and Agency |
Dept. of Judicial Administration |
624 |
School District Impact Fee |
Office of Management and Budget |
674 |
Refunded Ltd GO Bond Rdmp. |
Dept. of Executive Services |
675 |
Refunded Unltd GO Bond |
Dept. of Executive Services |
676 |
H&CD Escrow |
Dept. of Executive Services |
693 |
Deferred Compensation |
Dept. of Executive Services |
694 |
Employee Charitable Campaign Contributions |
Dept. of Executive Services |
696 |
Mitigation Payment System |
Dept. of Transportation |
843 |
DMS Limited GO Bonds |
Dept. of Executive Services |
890 |
ULID Assessment - 1981 |
Dept. of Transportation |
1010 |
Climate Exchange Fund |
Office of Management and Budget |
____ |
Ferry district fund |
Dept. of Transportation |
358 |
Parks Capital Fund |
Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks |
B. The following shall also be first tier funds:
1. All funds now or hereafter established by ordinance for capital construction through specific road improvement districts, utility local improvement districts or local improvement districts. The director of the department of transportation shall be the fund manager for transportation-related funds. The director of the department of natural resources and parks shall be the fund manager for utility-related funds.
2. All county funds that receive original proceeds of borrowings made under Chapter 216, Washington Laws of 1982, as now existing or hereafter amended, to the extent of the amounts then outstanding for the borrowings for that fund. For purposes of this subsection, the director of the county department or office primarily responsible for expenditures from that fund shall be the fund manager.
3. Any other fund as the council may hereinafter prescribe by ordinance to be invested for its own benefit. County funds shall be treated as provided in K.C.C.
4.10.110 unless a designation is made by the council.
SECTION 4. This ordinance takes effect January 1, 2008.
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